Safety of CT-guided cervical nerve root corticosteroid injections.

Matthew W LukiesWesley Wh TeohWarren Clements

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2019)

The overall recorded rate of minor complications with CT-guided nerve root injection was 4.0% with no major neurovascular complications, suggesting that CT-guided transforaminal cervical corticosteroid injection is a safe procedure.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
risk factors
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
peripheral nerve
magnetic resonance
platelet rich plasma